Re: Lift "runs on GNU/Linux" requirement

[Lorenzo L. Ancora]

> The easter eggs were a bit questionable at times, but Notepad++ is still 
> free software whether you agree with them or not.

I'll proceed and write down some of the jokes you are  - I suppose 
unknowingly - referring to:

* "If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours 
forever. If it doesn't, you hunt that bitch down and kill her."

* "I'm not saying I hate her. I just hope she gets fingered by wolverine."

* "The reason women will never be the ones to propose is because as soon 
as she gets on her knees, he will start unzipping."

...and I also explained in the previous emails what I saw.

> Free software should have a place in the Free Software Directory.

...and the word "should" is key. You wrote "should", not "must", because 
you know allowing Notepad++ has the potential of compromising your 
future, since this software has officially become a political tool, thus 
by linking to it you'll be forced into a political stance against 
certain "hot" countries.

If one day China or another aggressive country decides to not only 
censor Notepad++ but also all websites that link to it, your current 
decision would cut off millions of end users from the FSD and the FSF.
In addition, you likely don't want to attract the attention of a 
government which isn't an ally of your country, because that would also 
mean that your users/staff would end under surveillance too in case 
something negative happens.

As a curiosity, did you know that China has a database to track the 
online communications of many Italian citizens, even people who never 
went to China once? If they do that with Italians, I have the goosebumps 
in thinking of what they do with the citizens of the new continent.

If I were in you (and of course I could never be), I would be careful in 
keeping the FSF out of politics and scandals of any kind.
So, I suggest to extend your wise words a bit:

> Free software should have a place in the Free Software Directory as 
long as it is not a PUP/PUA, malware or developed for political motives.

Maybe nothing bad will ever happen, but why increase the odds? :-)

Il 03/08/21 15:34, Michael McMahon ha scritto:
> The easter eggs were a bit questionable at times, but Notepad++ is still 
> free software whether you agree with them or not.
>
> Free software should have a place in the Free Software Directory.
>
> Best,
> Michael McMahon | Web Developer, Free Software Foundation
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>
> On 8/3/21 4:32 AM, Lorenzo L. Ancora via wrote:
> > While Notepad++ is one of the best editors for Windows coders, its 
> > developer is infamous for his (very) questionable "Easter Eggs" hidden 
> > in the software from time to time and for the insecurity of his 
> > distribution channels.
> > From time to time I have to use Windows and I remember that one 
> > morning I executed that editor to take some notes and I got scared 
> > when suddenly it started typing by itself a message. Standard routine: 
> > disconnect the RJ, immediately reboot in recovery, run AV scans, ... 
> > but, soon after, I discovered it was a weird joke from the developer. 
> > I've read that after that he kept hiding political and sexual "jokes" 
> > into the code and, given one day he pretended to be hacked and after 
> > that he was really hacked by Islamic terrorist groups and he's also 
> > involved in political stuff, I decided to steer away because I thought 
> > "today its a jumpscare, tomorrow will be ransomware".
> > A few months ago, China blocked Notepad++ after he inserted a 
> > political message directly in the release name - message which I 
> > personally support and find right - but that created a severe 
> > disservice to end users. Very unprofessional.
> >
> > Il 02/08/21 22:27, David Hedlund ha scritto:
> > > Notepad++ is notable: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad%2B%2B

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